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Powertrain supplier BorgWarner Inc. is expanding its technical center near its headquarters in Auburn Hills.

The $11 million, 46,000-square-foot addition at 3800 Automation Ave. in Auburn Hills is expected to create 200 full-time jobs in program management, sales and engineering.

The project is supported by a $3.2 million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant, as well as property tax abatements from the city of Auburn Hills. It’s expected to be complete by 2015, BorgWarner said in a news release. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the grant this morning.

“Expanding the Powertrain Technical Center in Michigan will help us accelerate innovation for current and future programs,” Christopher Thomas, vice president and chief technology officer and head of the center, said in the news release.

The powertrain technical center opened in 2002.

BorgWarner generated net income of $624.3 million in 2013 on revenue of $7.44 billion.